Quality Engineer Intern — DFMEA & Process Improvement

Daimler Truck North America; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing and transportation stipend

Professional development and events

Employee resource groups

Event tickets

Company social events

Job summary

Daimler Truck North America is seeking motivated interns for the Engineering Quality team across US locations, with a hybrid schedule in Portland, OR. You will help improve processes that ensure quality, safety, and reliability from concept through production, and collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, and operations.

The internship runs in the May/June window, may transition to full-time pending performance, and offers housing/transportation stipends, professional development,

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Bachelor’s or higher in an engineering field or recently graduated within 1 year.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support the Engineering Quality team to improve key product development processes.
• Work on a project to enhance core processes like DFMEA or Designation Safety-Relevant.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across design engineering, PM, manufacturing and operations.
• Analyze data, gather feedback, and develop practical recommendations.
• Document process updates and create guidance materials for adoption across teams.
• Present findings to leadership and stakeholders.
• Foster an inclusive and welcoming workplace culture.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Power BI

Creativity

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Teams

MS Office

Job description

Daimler Truck North America is seeking motivated interns for the Engineering Quality team across US locations, with a hybrid schedule in Portland, OR. You will help improve processes that ensure quality, safety, and reliability from concept through production, and collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, and operations.

The internship runs in the May/June window, may transition to full-time pending performance, and offers housing/transportation stipends, professional development,